Key Points
US-based Dell's memo to the effect that those working remotely won't get promotions shows how the pendulum has swung from one end to the other across companies - from ardent support for work from home (WFH) to championing work from office (WFO)...
Still, experts said once the dust settles, companies are likely to agree on a spectrum of working models from fully remote to hybrid to being in office..
But right now, employers want to ensure that people actually show up in office, a push that's backed by changes in the job market..
While the pandemic necessitated a shift to remote work, over the last year and more, companies have swung from flexible to firm on their return-to-office stance -- even informing WFH holdouts of stern action..
Most organisations are insisting on a return to office primarily because post-Covid hybrid working or WFH has created a fundamental disconnect in the ability to perform tasks that require collaboration, said a consultant who did not want to be named..
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